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These 80 species fall into two groups: baleen and toothed. A type of baleen whale, humpback whales reach up to 50 feet long. Talia Romito and Sophie Webb/Courtesy of NOAA. Called mysticetesâa word derived from the Greek for âmustacheâ and âwhalesââbaleen whales are toothless.
The other is the toothed whale suborder which also includes all species of dolphin and porpoise. Most baleen whales are significantly larger in size when compared to the toothed whale species with the blue whale (the largest of the baleen whales) reaching lengths in excess of 100 ft.